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Depending a LOT on who you are and what you want to do with your device. For some, yes, for some no.
Me, I'm just sitting here grinning like an idiot while SSH:ing in to the 770 from my main workstation so I can run tools in it remotely. How freaking awesome is that? ;) |
I picked up the Nokia 770 as a replacement for a Tungsten T3... I was looking for BT and wireless in one and so far I have been extremely happy. I was able to use the GPE PIM tools and import my calendar and my contacts (very important).
All I am really missing follows: Some form of database program (I use JFile on the Palm), a Port of GtkSQL or something similar would be extremely nice using sqlite. Better Mapping software. I use my GPS ALOT and downloaded maps, mapopolis or something like that would be slick and allow me to dump my Palm completely. Integrates with my GPS just fine. NOt a long list but the Nokia 770 has everything else I need and more. -Edward |
Country: USA
Purchased From: CompUSA Purchase/Arrival Date: 5/2006 Likes: Greatest. Hackable. Handheld. Ever. Always full of little surprises, this thing... Dislikes: It's GNOME-based. Bleh. Give me straight X11, and let me decide what to put on there! Favorite apps: MaemoMapper. :) |
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Haven't Gotten One Yet :( but will soon :)
Saw one at CompUSA Austin, TX Favorite apps: Opera with the zoom feature, Internet Radio, World Clock, iTris (downloaded and tried at store) Pros: The afore mentioned zoom feature (Even works in mail messages and note taker) Cons: No voice recording functionality. Also the size limitation of the rs-mmc means that it won't replace a laptop or ipod since I have more than 2 gigs of music. |
Country: USA
Purchased From: Fry's Electronics, Renton, WA Purchase/Arrival Date: April 2006 Likes: LINUX on a Handheld Device. Better Security than Palm OS 5! Dislikes: Difficulty porting my Linux programs. Favorite apps: GoogleTalk, GAIM, Music Player (plays Shoutcast!), Most of the other software. As a Veteran Linux user (since 1997), I keep my installed programs to a Selected Few. In other words, I only install programs that I currently use. I am running IT2006 and have not have any crashes. |
Country: Switzerland
Purchased: August 5th Likes: runs linux - Free Software / Open Source, hackable, extensible, open, all the cool stuff, etcetera great screen scharpness / resolution, better than PDAs for webbrowsing wireless - got it before my AP arrived, could easily use neighbour's ... Using my own now, hidden wpa-psk... (here the subscriber is supposedly fully responsible for any and all downloads...) Webbrowser - great viewing control I actually bought it to be able to control my linux music server, but it has rarely left my hands since I got it. Dislikes: screen isn't evenly lit - well visible gradient for instance when opening a new webpage, and shows the mentioned grainy speckles browser crashes quite often no info on links before clicking no easy usb host mode/use mmc card - why not sd (mini / micro) which I could also use for my digital cam and plenty of other devices....? minor: no IR Favourite apps: browser, vncviewer, meamo mapper, kismet, xterm, plenty of games |
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Country:UK
Purchased From:Ebay, odd story, Guy bought his whilst in the U.S. as the villa he was staying in had free Wifi, he came back and realised he had no use for the 770 beside his other 5 computers, so virtually new 770 for approx 3/5 the cost (not counting uk mains adapter for charger) :D Purchase/Arrival Date: arrived wed 20/09/06, won on ebay 4 days previous (fast delivery) Likes: Linux *(I am NEW to linux, but I like the ideas, the freedom and the more I tinker the more sense it makes to me than windows), Hackable (software and *hopefully* hardware, IF someone lets the rest of us know what that pin header next to the battery is for). Bluetooth (I think the standard AND the profiles still have tremendous possibilities). The layout (Well thought out, very approachable even for the computer illiterate), The design (c'mon, with their phones, what did you expect from nokia?), Ease of Wlan connection/profiling (Great fun for warwalking, plus there are an amazing number of unsecured AP's near my favourite haunts)....... and yes, I LOVE the screen as well. Dislikes: Construction, though elegant and well thought out, seems a little delecate (Though perhaps there is a market for a 'ruggedised' version *HINT*), Lack of 'device specific' accessories on the market (though I'm thinking for us hardware hackers, thats a prompt to use our imaginations, so maybe that should be in the 'likes'), instability of certain apps (though I'm led to believe this may be improved by getting a bigger RS-MMC and extending the userspace into it). MICROPHONE! considering the space on the underside panel left beside the USB, power and Earphone sockets, would it not have been possible to allow for the connection of an external Mic (podcasting, or at least getting reasonable quality Audio and being able to upload it elsewhere would be useful) ? Opera does not support many of the (mostly AJAX) web apps I like to use whilst on the move (minor peeve, possibly solved by installing Minimo when I have a larger RS-MMC). Favorite apps: Browser (obviously, though will try Minimo for better functionality?), ScummVM (I'm an #80s kid), FBreader (GREAT for travelling and there are some great classics available at gutenberg.org), media converter. Afterwaffle (Yes, I am longwhinded, and I do state the obvious in an overdramatic fashion, flame me at will): I weighed my options carefully before getting the 770, I don't have mutch spare cash so I aimed to get the one device on offer that held the most possibility, my choices were a Sony PSP (there are many hacks, and its widely available) a pepperpad (Not available here in the UK), or the sony Mylo (Not available in the UK and not mutch info available), or the 770, So my only choice was really the 770. Why ? It uses Wifi, Wifi is everywhere now (I Live in the STIX and there are still at least 5 networks on my street) Its DESIGNED for browsing the web, and as sutch, can take full advantage of the many WEB based applications that are springing up to do things previously held in the domain of Desktop software (NOT just office stuff either). It CAN do a fair bit more than JUST surf the net, as demonstrated by Maemo Mapper (GPS unit is a must have for me now), Emulators for games, Abiword, etc. Improvements are still being made to the OS (unlike the 'downgrades' necessary with sony's efforts to make them do anything interesting). Everything is Opensource (ALLWAYS an advantage). Bluetooth, so it will have even more functionality when I get around to getting a better Phone. Phew. Well, thats my bit, now I'm off to the game forum to reel of a ***** list of games that should have been ported allready. :p |
First impressions; I only just got it in the mail, so I should probably familiarize myself with the device...before asking too many stupid questions. :-)
Still, quickie thoughts: pro...extremely cool toy, quite obviously. Con... I can tell that I have the slightly darker right side of the screen, with faint gradients right at the edge on that side. I knew this was a fairly common issue going in,and it's only bothersome when the screen is one bright color (like the startup screen with the nokia logo for instance) so I think I'll bear with it. |
Well, I have had mine for 2 months now, so not quite a "first impression". I bought mine at a local store.
- Bought it for the screen, and my historic good experience with Nokia. - I originally was looking to buy a combo cell phone / pda / wifi device, but US phone companies just don't want to sell a 9300i or 9500 in the US, so I ended up with a low end Nokia phone and a 770. - I think this was generally a good decision - It has very solid WiFi reception, better than my laptop card - Browser is pretty good - no complaints - email client is mediocre. It just mixed together the incoming emails from 2 IMAP email adr. - I am sorry to say that the "contacts" area is a joke. I can only guess that this area is there as a google talk adv. - I tried dejapim for a short while, but the only way to move contacts from ACT to it was to first move then through outlook. Not an outlook user, so this was not really interesting. - Loaded the GPL PIM (version 0.55 I think) Not really had a chance to test it yet. I originally thought that the 770 ran Opera for many functions (not just browsing) so I loaded Opera 9 on my XP laptop. Boy do I wish it really did. I am now using Opera for browsing and email. I still need to add a larger mem card. Not an expert, but I think it is a bit slow, and given that the RAM cannot be field expanded, it would be a low cost item to add enough for it to run larger apps, like a full version of Opera. :) |
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Have now had the 770 since August 2006 picked it up at the Nokia Store in Chicago while I was on hols. The exchange rate made it a no brainer, compared to the UK price. On the other hand with the current offer of 6680 included for same price ...
This is my second 770. The first was in Feb this year, and it stopped working after a couple hours of use. Nightmare getting a refund, made me think again buying from nokia online. Buying from store was much easier, and they were in stock. This one seems much more solid compared to the first one, and I have had no probs at all. The good stuff The case is inspired, you flip it to use it, you flip it again and it protects the screen, and turns the thing into standby. They have put a little notch where your thumb needs to reach the d-pad (though needs to be even more notched, or the d-pad needs to be raise. Have not felt any need to spend any more money on some fancy leather thing that would make the 770 look like it was wearing some balaclaver, adds bulk and stops me stroking that cool aluminium. It looks really expensive with case on, and the whole thing feels rock solid. Covers Stylus so it wont fall out accidentally. Browser. zoom , unzoom, scroll left, right up and down by just holding the d pad down. jump from link to link, and all web sites look fantastic. I often prefer to use the 770 at night in bed or on the sofa rather than my laptop, which gets way too warm. Everyitng I need works -Internet banking -Flickr photo portal -VPN to my work outlook web access and intranet -Scheduleworld Outlook sync on the go. -Mythweb MythTV Control from the sofa......sweet. Battery life. How do they do it, with wireless, bluetooth it just seems to go on and on. Connectivity. It just works, bluetooth to my 3g phone, wifi to my broadband. Hot spot access. war driving of wifi accesspoints. switch on connection on the fly, sniff out wifi hot spots. Bluetooh file access to the 4GB hardrive on my nokia n91, i dont even need to transfer the photos I take on the phone any more. Wirelss range is almost as good as my laptop. UPnP -very inspired, control point, rendering point MythTV integration (almost). Predictive text- I'm pecking so fast now that i've forgotten how to write. Onscreen Thumb board. Left stylus at home a few times, no probs. Home Key Brings me back to the desktop, and I can switch apps Zoom Key- inspired Applications. The wonders of linux, the apps just keep growing and growing. I was promised a firmware update on ,my windows pocket loox. They canned it, result not going there again. 770 app installer shows windows how it should be done. Gnumeric, spreadsheet I can use on amobile device. Speaker. Nice and loud for what it is. great for using as a radio. The screen. Saved the best till last. I tried Windows mobile, Palms,Newtons, Psions. Got bored with all of them after a few months, cause the screens just did not do the job. Do I feel that the 770 needs a bigger screen. Nope. Now all I need is a wide screen camera and I wont have to format photos to fit. On the fly access to flickr means i can show off my photo collection everwhere I go. The Bad to PIM or not to PIM. Now that I have Scheduleworld sorted, dont feel to much of a problem. But I spent weeks frigging around with GPE PIM and many options. My advise, live web 2.0 keep it all on line. loose your 770, no probs. Why cant we have a USB charger HWR waste of time The Back Key looks like reload page. Everyone comments how big my pda is ..argh. I tell them its not a PDA, but mini laptop, they say "you are kidding that must be really expensive". Its all relative. Why cant they preload the app repos Video playback at full screen resolution 24fps not available RSMMC sucks, give me SD card. Sites that rock with 770 -Scheduleworld, dump your PIM and live web 2.0. get yourself a t-mobile web and walk contract for Ģ20 a month for all you can eat mobile 3g hsdpa internet access. Synch your outlook to schedule world, and there it is on your nokia 770 while your are out and about. Essential accessories Martin Fields screen protector. So clear and easy to install, forgotten its even there, dont worry about the screen getting clag on it any more. But dont forget to re-calibrate the touch screen. 3G phone- go with nokia N series, cause the charger is the same. T-Mobile web and walk permanent internet access. Some ideas for improvement Solar panel on the inside of the case..... Slide out keyboard only if it does not make the device any thicker. NFS or Samba access. SPDIF output HSDPA bluetooth radio with built in GPS ( think its called an N95) Skype client Full speed video playback so I can use it as a MythTV Client. Infrared -so I can use it as a mega remote control (may go away with proper UPnP capability) Ladscape/ Portrait rotation for looking at pics. Java |
Country: Austria
Purchase/Arrival Date: arrived yesterday Likes:
Dislikes: There could be even more applications... Favorite apps: Opera, SSH Conclusion: How could I live without it so many years? |
Six months with my 770...
Well, the fire is still there. I take the device with me regularly on overseas business trips and it allows me to get internet access at the World Business Class lounge in Osaka Kansai International Airport, in five-star hotels in Japan, Taiwan, and using city-wide services like Hinet. I can pack my AES-encrypted business laptop into my checked luggage and I can leave the 770 in my carry-on without making a fuss at security. I do my internet banking while away and never have to worry about missing a bill.
In the United States, it works well at places like Panera, although to be honest I feel like a bit of a poseur surfing the web there. Things I appreciate: Such a great availability of software. Great application installer and updater. Wonderful screen. Has a great "character" - it is thin, light, and classy. Good web browser. Bluetooth and Wifi - excellent support. Things I don't appreciate: Low battery power causes crashes I am looking forward to a Nokia 770 replacement and hopefully the future will bring us better things! |
Hi Can any one suggest a good online store to buy one Nokia 770 who would be willing to send one to Thailand? Thanks in advance
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Thx, actually I want to use ENG fonts so no probs. It's very difficult to find a proper online store, Pls help if you can. Thx
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Country: UK
Purchase/Arrival: 19/Dec/06 - Arrived 22/Dec/06 - but missing the Navigation bundle - got it from Dabs which isn't the best company when things go wrong as you don't get a phone number to contact. Likes:
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Favourite Apps: Still looking at the moment but nethack is always a favourite, having a web browser in your pocket to "just go online and check" something is fanastic - my wife's appropriated my 770 already for casual surfing so the laptop may well be consigned to the bin for her now. A great bit of kit and I can't wait to set up my dev enviroment and get Mono working on it so I can start porting some apps. Psy |
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For adherence to standards, point the browser under test to: http://www.webstandards.org/files/acid2/test.html :eek: But I agree, Seamonkey/Mozilla owuld have been great. But Opera isn't too bad. |
Actually, I have found that Opera works a lot better on my Linux-box at home than firefox, Firefox seems to be more optimized for windows, while Opera seems to perform very well on both platforms.
Also, would love to see a USB charger cable for the 770, I have a battery pack I built with a USB plug, it looks like I am going to have to build or get the parts. So far I think I have found USB to the old style nokia power plug and the CA-44 adaptor should plug into that. But if they are not exactly like the pictures and the description on Amazon, I will have to break out the side-cutters, tape and the meter and do some cut/splicing |
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First impressions of my latest toy
I must admit, I am very impressed with the feel of the device. The screen is beautiful, the response is decent, and the application base is good and getting better.
The only downsides are the lack of storage space (fixed with a 2GB card and patch) and the lack of a keyboard. I immediately installed Mapper 1.3.2 and paired the device with my GPS unit. :) :) :) I was miffed that my Sprint PPC-6700 would not pair with it to allow for downloading maps on the fly, D. Turner |
My issue with Opera has to do with my bank (Wells Fargo) not allowing its use in account access. That stinks. No problem with any of my regular sites. Come on, WF, relax!
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Why don't you install minimo (MiniMozilla). It is at the repositories. Ask for help if you don't find it.
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Mine just arrived today:
Likes: As stated by everyone and their brother...the screen is crisp and clean. Not nearly as sluggish as it's been made out to be by some reviewers (granted I've had it for 10 minutes and haven't really played with it at all) Good, quality feel to it. It feels solid, and though the protective cover feels more like plastic than brushed metal, after leaving the tablet sit down here in the basement for a few moments it's obvious that it is, in fact, metal. Paired flawlessly with my Nokia 6165i (granted, I have no data service...so...whatever) Perfect size to take with me wherever I go. The touch sensor is accurate enough that I can use my thumbs for just about anything Dislikes: I wish the stand was oriented more upright. I don't have WiFi here in the house, and everyone around me runs encryption (I live in a neighborhood full of old people...what were the odds?) The stylus feels a little weird, but i'm sure I'll get used to it. Did i mention how lame it is to not have any unprotected networks around? |
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And are you one of the Gearbox refugees? :D If not I'll let you go on the "old people" remark. :p |
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I thought it felt plastic-ish...but then it got all cold and stuff and I got confused...lol
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Yes...but costs $300 more :)
Another to my list of likes after getting a chance to do relatively stupid things with it: Periodically updating connections list. Awesome. Did a bit of a "war drive" on the way home from work (after discovering that the WiFi at the campground I work at wants me to sign up for an account and pay $4/day to use it...however, I think a short chat with the owner should take care of that.) I actually found an unprotected connection about a half mile away from my house that gave me enough of a signal to browse for a few minutes. Unfortunately it wouldn't give me enough WiFi lovin to download Doom (shucks...) though, but I did get a smaller application to work out okay. All in all, though I haven't been able to log more than 5 minutes of online time with it, I'm really pleased. This guy is going to be amazing when I move back to school and have WiFi all the time (or pick up a wireless router for the house...) |
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I love my N770!
I use it since January now, got it for free. I was allowed to choose: A new mobile (nah! my old Siemens S65 just works fine!) or a IT N770! Yeah, I took that device, hey it was for free :P What I didnīt like in the beginning: It took me days to find out how to add repositories and software to it. Had to browse through the whole maemo.org complex to find out about that! Not too user-friendly. But hey, I was a windows-only user before. That maemo-platform rocks when you got into it! What I like about that device: 1) Itīs small and lighweight. I carry it anywhere, there are so many open hotspots you can access! [Germany]. Even in the smallest tows and cities! On trip to spain I was able to surf the web nearly anywhere! 2) All the software! E-mail, Even two different browsers, photo-tools, flickr tools and so on! 3) The batteries capacity is ok as well! I most often use the screen not @ brightest setting, so it lasts even longer. What I donīt really like is that the browser and other software crashes too often. Not like every day a dozen times but too often! Another annoying thing is: When you upgrade your deviceīs firmware to use new functions, all your fricking programms and even your rep. catalogue get lost! I know thereīs a way to backup the repositories but hey: Not everyone has the time or the will to hack around in x-term! So, many of the functions you can add to the device should be more user-friendly! No hacking just to be able to backup your repositories! Thats what comes to my mind atm. I have to re-flash it BTW... Because of a stupid bug. Internal memory got too full and now the whole tablet is wasted. The UI is totally wrecked, it reboots all the time. Not a too uncommon bug. This time Iīll use the MMC to upgrade my internal memory! |
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So I get up this morning to a tablet that won't boot. I left it on standby on the nightstand overnight and had to pull the battery momentarily to get it to start up.
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Boot problems haven't happened again yet. My 2gb Kingston card arrived today, and I have to say...it's wondrous. I hope we start to see 4gb MMCMobile/RSMMC soon.
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Country: USA
Purchased From: Buy.com Purchase/Arrival Date: July 12,07 I have one Nokia 770 Pros: 1.Easy to connect to internet (through Wifi or Edge). Can be used as unit to search for wireless (Better than windows at this one for Linux) 2.Flexibility at installing the software (Gemapper, a lot of tools including PIM, Calculator and games) 3.The screen and design is easy for reading the website (better than most of smartphones) 4.Support Bluetooth so that can be used to view the pic on the phones and pcs (no need for digital frames) 5.Support one software(Gizmo) similar to skype so that u can use the internet call 6 touch screen support chinese reading and input(need to download the software from one smart Chinese google guy) 7 Cheap (Compared to Iphone $600+ and 800 $400) 8 Formal forum to support: maemo.org 9 Support MP3,WMA and most of vedio format 10 Good battery time (8+ for regular use) Cons: 1. Use MSS card which is rare and expensive (800 use SD card and have two slots) 2. No camera to support vedio chat or vedio phone 3. The integrated web browser is Opera 8.0 which only has flash player 6.0 and does not support youtube (until now) 4. The CUP is 160 (Compare to 800's 330) and the ram is 64M (compared to 800 's 128M) but can use the extenal card for ram (maximum 64M) 5. You need spend some time to config and learn how to use Conclusion: Can be used as PDA or laptop substituion in most of situation (this is why it is called tabelette). Good for internet broweser, PIM, mapper(can download and support GPS), E-mail reader, PDF reader, photo viewer, internet phone, chatter and more. Good for the people who like to learn something in usage. Not Good for the poeple who want to instant use (like women, edler, children) My evaluation: 4 Star and half (If you have money, I suggest you to buy 800. But if you like me as a student who like the new tech, try this one) |
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I love my 770- however I find once I installed the hacked 2007 I thought- nice- the GUI doesnt half look nice. But I have had so many problems with the hacked OS- im back to the 2006 OS.
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I Just love it. Right now I am posting and watchinger A Rod trying to get # 500. Cannot wait until I get my Navocore GPS package I picked up on e.Bay.
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